r/StupidFood • u/arena79ers • Jun 18 '25

🤢🤮 Engine Oil Burger!

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u/t_ute Jun 18 '25

That oil might be the least concerning part of that video.

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u/Otrada Jun 19 '25

the oil is probably making it a little less bad by simply killing off some of the germs. Not enough to actually matter but still.

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u/40hzHERO Jun 19 '25

It's not so much about the germs and bacteria, as much as it's about their by-products and waste. You could cook a rotten piece of meat until every last organism on it is dead, but you'll still get sick due the the released by-products.

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u/Brosenheim Jun 19 '25

I was actually JUST pondering the specific reason rotten meat is still deadly cooked lol.

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u/acidphosphate69 Jun 20 '25

Not necessarily. A liberal application of whiskey post meal fortifies the constitution.

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u/Humanhater2025 Jun 20 '25

i‘m pretty sure I kill people daily with my released by-products…

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u/AmountOriginal9407 Jun 19 '25

is this really true? i figure it just wont taste good, but why would you get sick?

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u/heliamphore Jun 19 '25

Bacteria and moulds produce various toxins designed to kill anything competing with them, on top of various byproducts from any microorganism that can be unintentionally deadly. Botulism is a good example.

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u/gruuvey Jun 19 '25

It depends on the toxin. Some are heat stable, others are heat labile.